TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: Technical Communication and GTD? From:"Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com> To:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>, <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:48:25 -0500
> The article states, "GTD rests on the principle that a person needs to
> move tasks out of the mind by recording them externally." I use
Outlook
> and Excel to record and track work tasks, and various Web sites for
> personal tasks.
> The choice of tools is personal and idiosyncratic. As Geoff pointed
out,
> methodology is secondary to self-discipline.
I tried this, but spent so much time recording the tasks to be done that
no tasks were actually completed. Gave it up. Now I simply attack the
most important thing first. Period. I communicate with my manager to
make sure I am working on that which he considers the most important.
Craig
*****************************************************************************************************************************************
Information contained in this e-mail transmission is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient of this email,
do not read, distribute or reproduce this transmission (including any attachments). If you have received this e-mail in error, please
immediately notify the sender by telephone or email reply.
*****************************************************************************************************************************************
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-
